UNI men’s basketball: Anderson, Campbell earn All-MVC honors for 2024-25 season
3/5/2025 8:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Anderson named First Team All-MVC and to All-Defensive Team, while Campbell earned Third Team nod.
ST. LOUIS --- The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) on Wednesday morning announced its all-conference teams and speciality award winners for the 2024-25 season ahead of the start of this year's MVC Tournament (commonly known as Arch Madness) in St. Louis.
UNI senior forward Tytan Anderson was named First Team All-MVC by the league, while also being named to the All-Defensive Team. Junior guard Trey Campbell earned his first all-conference nod with a Third Team All-MVC selection.
The MVC's all-conference teams and specialty award winners are voted on by the league's head coaches, sports information directors, media members and conference staff.
Anderson, an Eldridge, Iowa native who on Monday was named the MVC's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a Scholar-Athlete First Team selection, posted a team-high 15.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game during the regular season while shooting 57.9% from the field. Leading the Panthers with 18 total blocks, Anderson, the 2023 MVC Most Improved Team captain and two-time MVC Honor Roll recipient, is also the conference's leader in made free throws and free throw attempts. Anderson was named the MVC Player of the Week of Dec. 30, 2024 and notably scored a career-high 27 points at both Valparaiso and Belmont this season. He has notched five games with 20+ points this year and has scored in double-digit figures in all but four contests this year, having scored at least one point in his last 96 games dating back to the 2022-23 season.
Campbell, a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, has started all 31 games for UNI this season and is averaging a career-high 11.2 points per game of 42.7% shooting with a team-high 66 made three-point shots (42.9%). He also leads the Panthers with 92 assists this year. Campbell has recorded 18 games with ten or more points, most notably scoring a career-high 30 points in UNI's road win at Illinois State in January with a career-best eight made three pointers.
The third-seeded Panthers will open Arch Madness on Friday night at Enterprise Center in St. Louis in the quarterfinal round at 8:30 p.m. CT, facing off against the first-round winner of UIC and Valparaiso. Live coverage of the game can be found on the MVC TV Network and the Panther Sports Radio Network.
2025 MVC MEN'S BASKETBALL SPECIALTY AWARD WINNERS
- Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year: Bennett Stirtz (Drake)
- Newcomer of the Year: Bennett Stirtz (Drake)
- Freshman of the Year: All Wright (Valparaiso)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Connor Turnbull (Evansville)
- Sixth Man of the Year/All-Bench Team Captain: Tavion Banks (Drake)
- MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Tytan Anderson (UNI)
- Most Improved Team Captain: Chase Walker (Illinois State)
- MVC Coach of the Year: Ben McCollum (Drake)
First Team All-MVC
- Tytan Anderson (UNI)
- Duke Deen (Bradley)
- Jonathan Pierre (Belmont)
- Bennett Stirtz (Drake)
- Samage Teel (Indiana State)
- Chase Walker (Illinois State)
Second Team All-MVC
- Tayshawn Comer (Evansville)
- Kennard David Jr. (Southern Illinois)
- Darius Hannah (Bradley)
- Johnny Kinzinger (Illinois State)
- Cooper Schwieger (Valparaiso)
Third Team All-MVC
- Trey Campbell (UNI)
- Ali Dibba (Southern Illinois)
- Mitch Mascari (Drake)
- Zek Montgomery (Bradley)
- Carter Whitt (Belmont)
All-Defensive Team
- Daniel Abreu (Drake)
- Tytan Anderson (UNI)
- Dalton Banks (Illinois State)
- Darius Hannah (Bradley)
- Connor Turnbull (Evansville)
All-Freshman Team
- Jack Daugherty (Illinois State)
- Jaquan Johnson (Bradley)
- Sam Orme (Belmont)
- Gabriel Pazzato (Evansville)
- All Wright (Valparaiso)
All-Newcomer Team
- Tayshawn Comer (Evansville)
- Jonathan Pierre (Belmont)
- Bennett Stirtz (Drake)
- Samage Teel (Indiana State)
- Carter Whitt (Belmont)
All-Bench Team (Voted on by beat writers & panel)
- Tavion Banks (Drake)
- Jack Daugherty (Indiana State)
- Kennard Davis Jr. (Southern Illinois)
- Cam Haffner (Evansville)
- Cooper Schwieger (Valparaiso)
- Isaiah Walker (Belmont)
Scholar-Athlete First Team
- Tytan Anderson (UNI)
- Tyler Lundblade (Belmont)
- Mitch Mascari (Drake)
- Filip Skobalj (UIC)
- Johnny Kinziger (Illinois State)
Scholar-Athlete Second Team
- Cam Manyawu (Drake)
- Isaiah Walker (Belmont)
- Kaspar Sepp (Valparaiso)
- Samage Teel (Indiana State)
- Kyle Pock (UNI)
Scholar-Athlete Third Team
- Chase Martin (Missouri State)
- Landon Wolf (Illinois State)
- Connor Dillon (Bradley)
- Dalton Banks (Illinois State)
- Cam Haffner (Evansville)
UNI men's basketball action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Men's Basketball), X (@UNImbb) and on Instagram (@uni_basketball). The full 2024-25 schedule and roster, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
